Objective:To evaluate the feasibility and clinical effectiveness of placing a nasointestinal ileus tube (NTI) during extensive adhesive bowel obstruction (ABO) surgery.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical and follow-up data of 60 patients with extensive ABO admitted to the Department of General Surgery of Daxing District Hospital of Capital Medical University from April 2019 to April 2021, of which 30 patients underwent intraoperative NIT intraintestinal alignment (observation group) and 30 patients who did not undergo NIT intraintestinal alignment (control group) during the same period. There were 12 males and 18 females in the observation group. There were 16 males and 14 females in the control group. The operation time, gastrointestinal function recovery time, discharge time, total effective rate and postoperative complication rate were compared between the two groups, and the quantitative data of the recurrence rate of intestinal obstruction at 24 months after surgery were expressed as mean ± standard deviation ( ± s), and the t-test was used for comparison between groups. Numerological data were presented as cases (percentage) [ n (%)], and chi-square tests were used for comparison between groups. Results:All patients were successfully completed the surgery and discharged from the hospital. There was no statistically significant difference in total effective rate between the control group and the observation group( χ2=3.16, P=0.237). The surgical time in the observation group was slightly longer than that in the control group [(110.6±4.6) min vs (94.3±2.5) min, t=17.27, P=0.001]. The recovery time of gastrointestinal function and hospitalization time in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group[(8.13±1.00) d vs (8.70±0.70) d, t=2.53, P=0.014; (12.83±1.57) d vs (13.67±1.03) d, t=0.03, P=0.018]. The incidence of postoperative complications was lower than that in the control group (10% vs 30%, P=0.028), and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusion:Intraoperative application of NIT is safe and effective, and can significantly reduce the recurrence rate of postoperative intestinal obstruction.

Objective:To document any effect of a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) on the regulation of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in nucleus pulposus (NP) tissue, NP cell apoptosis and matrix degradation using rats with intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD).Methods:Eighteen Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a control group, an IDD model group (the model group), and a PEMF group. IDD was induced in both the model and PEMF groups. Right after the modeling, the PEMF group received 14 days of PEMF treatment, while the control group and model group were given no special treatment. Meanwhile, the primary rat nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) were cultured using Dulbecco′s Modified Eagle Medium at 37℃ and 5% CO 2. When the fusion rate reached 90% after passage, the NPCs were divided into a control group, a TNF-α model group (referred to as model group) and TNF-α + PEMF group (referred to as PEMF group) and treated accordingly. Eight weeks after the modeling, safranin-o/fast green staining was used to assess any pathological morphology changes. The expression of NPY, neuropeptide Y receptor Y2 (NPY2R), bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), collagen type II (Col-II) and matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP3) in the intervertebral disc and the cultivated nucleus pulposus cells of the 3 groups were determined. Results:The intervertebral disc cells in the model group were ruptured and folded, with significantly increased polysaccharide and protein components, and significantly increased bone fibers. In the PEMF group the cell boundaries were clearer, with less fibrin fracture and increased cartilage tissue. NPY was expressed in the fibrous annulus and the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc in the model group. The average expression levels of NPY and NPY2R were significantly higher than in the control group and the model group. Compared with the control group, there was a significant increase in the level of Bax and a significant decrease in the expression of Bcl-2 in the model group, and there was a significant decrease in the level of Bax in the PEMF group. Compared with the control group, there was a significant decrease in the Col-II level but a significant increase in the MMP3 protein expression in the model group. The average Col-II mRNA expression was significantly higher in the PEMF group compared with the model group, but the average MMP3 protein expression was significantly less. Those results are consistent with observations in vivo.Conclusion:PEMF may reverse the imbalance of ECM metabolism and delay IDD degeneration by up-regulating the expression of NPY and Bcl-2, as well as blocking the Bax/Bcl-2 signaling pathway to inhibit apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells.

Combined therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma includes local therapy and systemic therapy.It is often used as preoperative neoadjuvant therapy and translational therapy.Preoperative treatment strategy should be based on preoperative diagnosis,especially imaging evaluation,pathological evaluation,multidisci-plinary discussion and scientific treatment endpoint selection.This article focuses on the relationship be-tween imaging evaluation and postoperative pathological evaluation,hoping to provide help for improving the scientific decision-making of preoperative treatment.

Objective To investigate the risk factors of hip osteoarthritis(HOA)after hip arthroscopy in patients with femoro-acetabular impingement(FAI)syndrome,and to reduce and prevent HOA.Methods From September 2018 to Septem-ber 2020,106 patients with FAI underwent hip arthroscopy,including 40 males and 66 females,aged from 20 to 55 years old with an average age of(33.05±10.19)years old.The mechanism of injury included 51 cases for sports injury,36 for traffic ac-cidents,and 19 for blunt object injury.The duration of the disease ranged from 5 to 19 days with an average of(12.02±3.69)days.All patients were followed up for 18 months.Patients were divided into HOA group(23 cases)and non-HOA group(83 cases)according to the occurrence of HOA.Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of HOA after hip arthroscopy in FAI patients.Results By univariate analysis,aged from 50 to 70 years old,female,body mass index(BMI)＞30 kg·m-2,physical labor,cam type,postoperative infection,last follow-up hip degree of motion(range of motion,ROM)(flex-ion,abduction,adduction,internal rotation)and T?nnis grade 1 and above of the HOA group were higher than those of the non-HOA group(P＜0.05),and the relative appendicular skeletal muscle index(RASM)was lower than that of non-HOA group(P＜0.05).By multiple Logistic regression analysis,cam type,BMI＞30 kg·m-2,last follow-up hip internal rotation ROM and T?nnis grade 1 were risk factors for HOA after hip arthroscopy in FAI patients(P＜0.05).Conclusion FAI classification,body mass index,hip ROM and T?nnis grade are all related to HOA after hip arthroscopy in FAI patients.Follow-up and intervention should be strengthened in high-risk FAI patients to reduce the occurrence of HOA.

Hypertension is a risk factor for a variety of cardiovascular diseases, which is an important public health problem in the world today. MiRNAs are a class of highly conserved non-coding small RNAs. In recent years, studies have found that miRNAs are involved in the occurrence and development of hypertension through a variety of ways, causing damage to the important target organs of hypertension, such as heart, brain and kidney. This article reviews the research progress of miRNA in hypertension in recent years, in order to clarify its role in the process of hypertension and target organ damage, and provide ideas for exploring new therapeutic targets of hypertension.

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Objective:To compare carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) in perioperative, medium and long term prognosis of patients with carotid artery stenosis.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on 1 329 cases of carotid artery stenosis treated at Department of Vascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital from Jan 2011 to Aug 2020, as all cases being divided into CAS group and CEA group.Results:There were significant differences in age ( t=0.098, P=0.023) and drinking habits ( χ2=8.055, P=0.005) between the two groups. There were more unstable plaques in CEA group ( χ2=4.392, P=0.038), and more bilateral lesions in CAS group ( χ2=9.673, P=0.038). In perioperative period, there were more mannitol use in CEA group ( χ2=78.614, P<0.001), more incision/puncture site complications ( χ2=5.158, P=0.035), lung infection ( χ2=6.355, P=0.013), cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) ( χ2=5.158, P=0.035) and extracranial nerve injury ( χ2=23.760, P<0.001) in CEA group than in CAS group, and more acute renal failure in CAS group ( χ2=10.393, P=0.001). There was no significant difference in survival rate and ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and renal insufficiency between the two groups (all P>0.05). The mean survival time of CAS group was 53.195 months (95% CI: 52.040-54.350), and 54.492 months (95% CI: 53.790-55.195) in CEA group ( P=0.051). Conclusions:Patients in CEA group had more unstable plaque and a lower perioperative stroke rate. CEA group had higher risk of CHS,while CAS was with lower postoperative lung infection rate and less wound local complications. There was no significant difference in long-term survival between the two groups.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of Chinese medicine (CM) treatment on survival time and quality of life (QOL) in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). METHODS: This was an exploratory and prospective clinical observation. Patients diagnosed with SCLC receiving CM treatment were included and followed up every 3 months. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS), and the secondary outcomes were progression-free survival (PFS) and QOL. RESULTS: A total of 136 patients including 65 limited-stage SCLC (LS-SCLC) patients and 71 extensive-stage SCLC (ES-SCLC) patients were analyzed. The median OS of ES-SCLC patients was 17.27 months, and the median OS of LS-SCLC was 40.07 months. The survival time was 16.27 months for SCLC patients with brain metastasis, 9.83 months for liver metastasis, 13.43 months for bone metastasis, and 18.13 months for lung metastasis. Advanced age, pleural fluid, liver and brain metastasis were risk factors, while longer CM treatment duration was a protective factor. QOL assessment indicated that after 6 months of CM treatment, scores increased in function domains and decreased in symptom domains. CONCLUSION CM treatment might help prolong OS of SCLC patients. Moreover, CM treatment brought the trend of symptom amelioration and QOL improvement. These results provide preliminary evidence for applying CM in SCLC multi-disciplinary treatment.

The paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT), which serves as a hub, receives dense projections from the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and projects to the lateral division of central amygdala (CeL). The infralimbic (IL) cortex plays a crucial role in encoding and recalling fear extinction memory. Here, we found that neurons in the PVT and IL were strongly activated during fear extinction retrieval. Silencing PVT neurons inhibited extinction retrieval at recent time point (24 h after extinction), while activating them promoted extinction retrieval at remote time point (7 d after extinction), suggesting a critical role of the PVT in extinction retrieval. In the mPFC-PVT circuit, projections from IL rather than prelimbic cortex to the PVT were dominant, and disrupting the IL-PVT projection suppressed extinction retrieval. Moreover, the axons of PVT neurons preferentially projected to the CeL. Silencing the PVT-CeL circuit also suppressed extinction retrieval. Together, our findings reveal a new neural circuit for fear extinction retrieval outside the classical IL-amygdala circuit.

Objective:To establish virus culture method and full genome sequencing method for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and to illuminate the variation of 2019-nCoV.Methods:The pharyngeal swab specimens were inoculated into Vero-E6 cells for isolation, and the cytopathic effect were observed day by day, and the result of virus isolation were confirmed by Real-Time RT-PCR. Some isolated viruses were diluted 10 times to detect the virus titer. Full-genome of 2019-nCoV was sequenced with the whole genome capture technology and next generation sequencing technology. Phylogenetic analysis and molecular characterization for obtained 2019-nCoV sequences were undertaken.Results:Twenty-two 2019-nCoV strains were isolated with Vero-E6 cell line in the Biosafety Level-3 Laboratory (BSL-3). Eighteen full-genome sequences obtained (almost 29 000 nucleotide) were analyzed with 99.94%~100% identity and 28 nucleotides and 20 amino acids variations. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the 2019-nCoV sequences belonged to different clades, including clade S and clade L with Europe lineage L. I and Europe lineage L. II.1. Furthermore, 5 of 18 2019-nCoV harbor the D614G mutation.Conclusions:2019-nCoV were successfully isolated with Vero-E6 cells, and partially illuminated the phylogenetic characteristics, which provided a basis for subsequent drug screening and biological characteristics research. Continuous monitoring and analysis of the sequences of new cases would be vital to understand the genetic evolution and rates of substitution of the 2019-nCoV.